Ke Xuezhen, starting with hypnotizing Vermouth.

But Ran Mouri did not respond to her question.

"Xiao Lan?"

"I hope Uncle isn't coming back today. How about we go get all-you-can-eat cake?"

Sonoko Suzuki snapped her fingers, making a move to grab Ran Mouri.

She felt something was off about her friend's unusual behavior.

She's clearly matured lately and no longer constantly refers to herself as a clueless idiot when it comes to reasoning, so what's wrong with her this time?

"Sonoko, I want to be with Gu De-nii-san!"

Ran Mouri suddenly stood up, her gaze fixed intently on Sonoko Suzuki.

"what?"

"what!"

Sonoko Suzuki immediately jumped up and reached out to touch Ran Mouri's forehead. "Ran...you...what's wrong?"

Ran Mouri's words evoked a strange and indescribable feeling in Sonoko Suzuki's heart.

I... also really like Brother Gu De!

But Xiaolan seemed to have made a huge decision and mustered a lot of courage!

"But... what if Shinichi Kudo comes back?"

"I can't wait to ask," Sonoko Suzuki asked anxiously.

After all, Ran and that Shinichi Kudo...

"Even if he comes back, we'll still just be friends!"

"Seeing Brother Gu De trapped in the collapsed cave, possibly never to come out again, I feel like I'm going crazy!"

"I... but when the village chief refused to go to the rescue, even though I knew he was telling the truth, that even if we went, it wouldn't be any good, and we might even lose the lives of everyone on the boat!"

"But I just can't accept it, I almost kidnapped that village chief..."

Ran Mouri's words made Sonoko Suzuki's eyes widen even more!

My best friend has always been such a good girl!

Kidnapping the village chief?

how can that be!

"At that time, I thought that if I could see Brother Gu De, I would be willing to give everything for him!"

"He pushed me away at a crucial moment, but I will definitely stay by his side from now on!"

"As for Shinichi Kudo, I admit that I did have some feelings for him in the past, but that person is completely incomparable to Brother Gu De!"

“Brother Gu De knew how to take care of me and was the one who let me leave first in the crucial moment.”

"Most importantly, every time I see Brother Gu De, I feel a strange sense of comfort from the heart to the body..."

Ran Mouri blushed a little when she got to this last point.

However, Sonoko Suzuki, who was already stunned by what she heard, didn't notice this at all.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything too obvious, that would affect Brother Gu De."

“My mother once commented on Brother Gu De, saying that his career was on the rise, and I couldn’t ask for anything more.”

"But I will always stay by Brother Gu De's side!"

After saying all this in one breath, Ran Mouri looked at the dumbfounded Sonoko Suzuki and asked, "Sonoko, will what I'm doing... cause any trouble for Gu De-nii-san?"

……

Thank you all for your support!

Chapter 93 Shirley, let me help you from behind.

1. Gu De was unaware of Ran Mouri's decision.

At this moment, he had just regained his appearance and walked out of the bathroom.

Shirley was still wearing her coat, sitting steadily on the bed.

"49 minutes left..."

Gu De took out his hypnosis pocket watch and glanced at it.

After a series of self-stimulations, Shirley was under immense mental pressure, and the duration of her hypnosis lasted for 63 minutes!

This is almost the longest hypnosis duration I've ever experienced with any character in a storyline!

"Shirley, relax, this isn't a lab."

"Wearing too many clothes puts a lot of pressure on your body, so let's start relaxing now!"

"By the way, you've probably had popsicles before, right?"

Gu De sat down on the sofa, comfortably tilted his head back, and closed his eyes.

This pose is perfect for drawing prizes.

In the past, whenever I participated in a lottery, I liked to lie like Ge You, letting others bless me.

"System, give me a lottery draw!"

Gu De closed his eyes, feeling as if he were being warmly enveloped.

That's really great!

[Giveaway begins!]

Goo Dee hasn't paid attention to the prizes in the raffle for a while.

So when the lucky draw wheel appeared, he also devoted some of his attention to it.

"Not much different from before?"

"Random Enhancement Card..."

"1000 million yen."

"Sharingan?"

"Maserati sports car".

"Strong athlete's foot solution?"

……

Looking at the vastly different prizes, Gu De finally shook his head.

At the same time, the turntable gradually stopped.

Finally, the pointer came to a steady stop on one of the lines.

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the Time Sandwich!]

An hourglass of time?

That sounds really impressive!

Gu De glanced at Shirley and thought, "She really did come up with some pretty good stuff for me."

"I'll definitely reward you properly later!"

Gu De said sincerely.

Including the X-ray glasses, mind compass, disguise cream, hypnotic pocket watch, and teleportation I had previously acquired, I now have another decent piece of equipment!

"System, please introduce yourself."

The hourglass can be used three times a day.

[The host can summon the hourglass directly in their mind. Once it takes effect, time will slow down to 100%-1% of normal time.]

[The duration is up to 15 minutes, during which only the host's own time flow is normal.]

Good heavens, isn't this just bullet time?

Gu De nodded in satisfaction.

With this thing, at least in the future, I won't need to use teleportation to dodge in close combat.

With this thing, I can counterattack while dodging!

And it's not just hand-to-hand combat, but also shooting.

If the flow of time were reduced to 1% of normal, dodging missiles would be impossible, but dodging rifle bullets would be quite easy!

Moreover, Gooud suddenly realized something.

It seems this hourglass can also be used in conjunction with a hypnotic pocket watch...

If the flow of time were slowed down, even someone with Vermouth's unwavering willpower for 15 minutes could pull off a spectacular performance...

Thinking of this, Gu De nodded in satisfaction.

"Sherry, you're not entirely useless after all!"

After saying that, Gu De helped Shirley up, and the two went to the window.

The Beika Grand Hotel is one of the tallest buildings in Beika Town, offering a panoramic view of the entire town through its floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Shirley, do you know that you have many other uses?"

"Come on, be careful when you get close to the window. Hold onto the window with both hands to make sure you're safe. Don't lean forward completely, that's too dangerous."

"Yes, keep your back straight and let your body fall in an L-shape. High-rise buildings are very dangerous, so don't stick your whole body to them. Just bend your upper body and look outside."

"That's clever. Let me help you support yourself from behind."

"Yes, relax. It's so high up here, it's understandable to be nervous."

"I'm a good person!"

……

Akemi Miyano was unaware of the situation upstairs.